The Transfer Window 2: Electric Boogaloo

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  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    So do I have this right - Swansea were baulking at our £20m offer for Mawson, however are content with Fulham’s £15m??

    ;hmm
  • Cuz1Cuz1
    Barracks, I was thinking that myself maybe West London really is posher
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    edited July 2018
    I suppose we either didn't make an offer or they thought we would go higher. Now it's getting closer to the window shutting, they've been forced to accept a lower offer so they have time to get a replacement in.
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    Maybe its the '15M up front' quoted (with 5M add ons) that got the job done ;hmm
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Did we bid for him though this summer?

    Think we did in Jan, but selling him couldve cost them the premier league money (even though they did)
  • BazshuayiBazshuayi
    We bid for him and Fabianski at the same time apparently....
  • McHammerMcHammer
    Xande Silva on way for his medical, Kouyate move to Palace may progress a bit more today, in discussions with Jordan Ayew
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Signing a potential striker makes me feel nervous, surely AC / Hernandez / Arnie is enough (assuming Hugill goes) it makes me think we are losing another striker unless that's Antonio which is he goes for 15m I will facepalm...
  • McHammerMcHammer
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xande_Silva
  • LukerzLukerz
    edited August 2018
    Yeoldhammer said:

    Signing a potential striker makes me feel nervous, surely AC / Hernandez / Arnie is enough (assuming Hugill goes) it makes me think we are losing another striker unless that's Antonio which is he goes for 15m I will facepalm...

    We lost him about 3 weeks ago to *slither injury.

    *another
  • McHammerMcHammer
    snaaaaaaake
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    edited August 2018
    Got no problem with the club investing in young players for the future even if they may only be uses to turn the club a profit
  • yoyoyoyo
    SSN :West Ham have had a £27m bid for Uruguay's Maxi Gomez turned down as manager Manuel Pellegrini steps up his search for another striker, according to the London Evening Standard.

    The Celta Vigo man scored 18 goals for his club last season
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    edited August 2018
    Ex says he has news on three new signings ;hmm

    Based on what I've seen today on Twitter I'm guessing it's the young American lad, the young Portuguese lad and the young Swedish lad.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    Don't get why we need any signing other than a DM.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    With the surname being Lad, are all three related? ;hmm
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    No issue with buying for the future, which I think those three signings would be.

    But yeah, DM should be out No1 priority, IMO.

    I do think we need another striker. If Arnie gets injured (or sold), we're looking at Hernandez and Martinez as our striker options, neither of which I think can effectively play the Arnie role.
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Pelli has said the squad still needs strengthening but he feels he may not have enough time.
  • BubblesNeverDiesBubblesNeverDies
    Preston
    With the surname being Lad, are all three related?
    Is one of them named Shane?



    ;biggrin
  • AdamAdam
    edited August 2018
    Badou N’Diaye is being linked with Everton. I’ve said it before but he’ll be perfect for us for our CDM role.

    Maybe I should ‘do a Baz’ and change my name in the hope we buy him...Badamou? On second thought maybe I shouldn’t, you know, because of Bazshuayi-gate (sorry Baz ;biggrin).
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    Kouyate undergoing medical at palace according to SSN
  • WHU_Champo_league_in_7_yearsWHU_Champo_league_in_7_years
    Guardian reported that a couple hours ago

    Palace also close to Max Meyer (great signing) and Jordan Ayew (decent signing)

    The kouyate move suits all parties I think, so long as we keep Obiang and reinvest the money

    I agree Adam I think N'Diaye could do a job
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    £9.5m up front? That’s pretty paltry IMO. A poor deal from our point of view. I can only think the cash must be desperately needed for something else ;hmm
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    It is baracks, it's being spent on a Lad apparently. ;lol
  • thornburyironthornburyiron
    WEST HAM IN FELIX TALKS

    West Ham are in talks with Benfica over the signing of Joao Felix.

    The 18-year-old has been capped 5 times for Portugal U21s.

    West Ham have beaten off competition from Borussia Dortmund and two Premier League clubs.

    WEST HAM IN MAREGA & BRAHIMI TALKS

    Meanwhile, West Ham are also in talks with Porto over the double signing of striker Moussa Marega and winger Yacine Brahimi.

    WEST HAM CLOSE IN ON SILVA

    Not only that, but West Ham are also close to signing Vitoria Guimaraes forward Xande Silva.

    Silva - is in the UK ahead of a medical - has been capped by Portugal at U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 & U20 level.
    West Ham have a delegation in Portugal - not only to sign these players, but to set up a working partnership with Porto and Benfica.
  • MIAHammerMIAHammer
    edited August 2018


    At this rate we’ll have 11 strangers playing together in our first game against Liverpool.
  • FortuneseekerFortuneseeker
    Is Declan Rice up for the task of being our desperately needed CDM? The money planned to be spent in other areas of the squad we won't be getting the big name quality player to anchor the midfield or will we?
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    It's a bit sad to see Kouyate go.

    I also think we're still going to need a bumbling box-to-box midfielder to just drive us forward sometimes.
  • PrestonHammerPrestonHammer
    I can do the bumbling bit. Not too sure, well in fact I'm certain, I can't do the box to box bit though.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Linked with Thiago Maia in the Sun. £20m from Lille. DM.

    Says we are close to signing him, even mentions that a deal could be done today.
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